LUCKNOW: A high court lawyer was in for a shock when he went for a de-hypothecation of his four-wheeler here.
The owner, PK Punhani, a resident of Mahanagar, was told that he has a challan to clear. Interestingly, on the challan instead of his hatchback SUV a photo of a motorcycle was found and the challan read that it was done as the rider was not wearing helmet.
The registration number of the motorcycle and his car was the same. Punhani further said that despite the discrepancy he paid the challan of Rs 500. However, he said that in a police commissionerate with ITMS in place how such an error can be committed. The registration certificate on Punhani’s vehicle read that it was purchased in September 2016 as a result it was well in the records of the NIC which is integrated with the challan system in the city.
“It could be the handiwork of some hackers who could have tampered with the database,” the lawyer claimed. The traffic police were baffled when TOI sought information about the same. Traffic officials claimed that such errors occurred when the registration number of a vehicle was changed. DCP, traffic, Raees Akhtar said that he would look into the issue.
